The Kings Speech
The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.
21 March 1936, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England, UK
6 July 1951, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
24 February 2001, England, UK
1953
16 July 1986, Auckland, New Zealand
1965, UK
July1977, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK
15 February 1931, Finchley, London, England, UK
4 December 1973, UK
5 October 1967, Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
12 September 1985, Stockton on Tees, Cleveland, England, UK
1967, England, UK
12 January 1948, London, England, UK
10 May 1968, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, UK
31 July 1971, London, England, UK
19 September 1954, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
26 May 1966, Golders Green, London, England, UK
16 April 1984, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
February 23, 2016
It is a film that knows its limits -- and then transcends them almost casually, but with resonant and powerful effect.February 20, 2015
It's an uplifting audience pleaser that also showcases film-making arts and crafts at an exalted level.February 20, 2015
Watching Firth agonisingly stammer his way through the closing speech at the Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium in 1925 is a masterclass in acting.February 26, 2017
It's the kind of role that's tailor-made for Colin Firth.February 16, 2013
In The King's Speech, Colin Firth once again reminds us of what a great actor he is.February 26, 2017
It's a handsomely mounted, finely acted and, above all, intelligent drama that puts flesh on the bones of historical figures.February 16, 2013
Classic, rousing entertainment loaded with both humor and poignancy.February 16, 2013
A polite, occasionally rousing, and more often than not, boring affair.March 11, 2016
Simple, moving and incredibly enjoyable.February 16, 2013
A powerful back story does not necessarily improve a movie, but The King's Speech has a pretty irresistible one. It might even end with a dramatic night at the Oscars in February.February 16, 2013
The King's Speech is the rare work of art that's also an immense crowdpleaser.February 20, 2015
The film is richly rooted, with splendid trappings, including pea-soup fogs. For all the pomp and protocol, it's an intimate story about a scared man who must find his voice if he is to rise, in regal stature, above his epaulets.